KR102050777B1 - Phase adjustment apparatus and operation method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a phase adjusting apparatus comprising: a phase detector for outputting a phase control signal ED_OFF having a pulse width proportional to a phase difference between a reference clock signal and a target clock signal; And controlling the control voltage signal V_CTRL for correcting the phase of the target clock signal in a direction of decreasing the pulse width of the phase control signal based on the magnitude and the magnitude of the pulse width of the phase control signal. It provides a phase adjusting device comprising a phase controller.

Description

PHASE ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF

The present embodiment relates to a phase adjusting device, and more particularly, to a phase adjusting device for correcting a phase of a target clock signal using a phase control signal reflecting a phase difference between a reference clock signal and a target clock signal, and an operation method thereof. .

The contents described in this section merely provide background information on the present embodiment and do not constitute a prior art.

In general, a semiconductor device receives an external clock signal to generate an internal clock signal, and uses the same as a reference for adjusting an operation timing of an internal circuit. To this end, the semiconductor device includes an internal clock signal generation circuit for generating an internal clock signal. The internal clock signal generation circuit typically includes a phase locked loop (PLL) and a delay locked loop (DLL).

The internal clock signal generation circuit receives a clock signal (hereinafter, referred to as a “reference clock signal”) as a reference and generates an internal clock signal having a phase corresponding thereto. Since the internal clock signal generated for the first time does not have a phase corresponding to the reference clock signal, the locking operation is performed. Here, the locking operation refers to an operation of adjusting the phase of the internal clock signal to a phase corresponding to the reference clock signal.

In order to perform this locking operation, the internal clock signal generation circuit compares the phases of the internal clock signal and the reference clock signal to detect a phase difference between the two signals, and performs phase adjustment of the internal clock signal according to the detection result. Phase correction operation must be performed to correct. In addition, the internal clock signal generation circuit must include a detection circuit and an adjustment circuit therein for performing such an operation.

An embodiment of the present invention is to provide a phase adjusting device and a method of operating the phase adjusting device for correcting the phase of the input signal by detecting a change in the phase control signal reflecting the phase difference between the input signal.

According to an aspect of the present embodiment, there is provided a phase adjusting apparatus comprising: a phase detector configured to output a phase control signal ED_OFF having a pulse width proportional to a phase difference between a reference clock signal and a target clock signal; And a phase controller for controlling and outputting a control voltage signal V_CTRL for correcting a phase of the target clock signal in a direction of decreasing the pulse width based on the magnitude of the pulse width and the magnitude of the pulse width. Provide the device.

According to another aspect of the present embodiment, there is provided a phase adjusting apparatus comprising: a phase detector for outputting a phase control signal ED_OFF having a pulse width proportional to a phase difference between a reference clock signal and a target clock signal; A phase controller configured to output a control voltage signal V_CTRL adjusted in a direction of decreasing the pulse width based on the magnitude of the pulse width and the magnitude of the pulse width; And a phase corrector configured to correct a phase of the target clock signal by using the control voltage signal.

According to another aspect of the present embodiment, in the method of adjusting the phase difference between the reference clock signal and the target clock signal by the phase adjustment device, the phase control signal having a pulse width proportional to the phase difference between the reference clock signal and the target clock signal Outputting (ED_OFF); Outputting a control voltage signal (V_CTRL) adjusted in a direction of decreasing the pulse width based on the magnitude of the pulse width and the magnitude of the pulse width; And correcting a phase of the target clock signal using the control voltage signal.

The phase adjuster according to the present embodiment adjusts the phase difference between the reference clock signal and the target clock signal by using a relatively simple digital operation to reduce the complexity of the circuit and to execute the phase adjust operation in the background. It is effective.

1 is a view schematically showing a phase adjusting device according to the present embodiment.
2 is a diagram illustrating a phase detector according to the present embodiment.
3 is a diagram illustrating a phase controller according to the present embodiment.
4 is a diagram illustrating an implementation example of the pulse width measuring unit of FIG. 3.
5 is a diagram illustrating an implementation example of the processing unit of FIG. 3.
6 is a view showing an operation waveform of the phase difference detecting apparatus according to the present embodiment.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating the phase difference detecting apparatus according to the present embodiment.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail through exemplary drawings. In adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same reference numerals are assigned to the same components as much as possible even though they are shown in different drawings. In addition, in describing the present invention, if it is determined that the detailed description of the related well-known configuration or function may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, in describing the component of this invention, terms, such as 1st, 2nd, A, B, (a), (b), can be used. These terms are only for distinguishing the components from other components, and the nature, order or order of the components are not limited by the terms. Throughout the specification, when a part is said to include, 'include' a certain component, which means that it may further include other components, except to exclude other components unless otherwise stated. . In addition, as described in the specification. The terms 'unit' and 'module' refer to a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which may be implemented by hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software.

The detailed description, which will be given below with reference to the accompanying drawings, is intended to explain exemplary embodiments of the present invention and is not intended to represent the only embodiments in which the present invention may be practiced.

1 is a view schematically showing a phase adjusting device according to the present embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 1, the phase adjuster 100 is a circuit for synchronizing a phase of a reference clock signal CLK _REF and a target clock signal CLK _{TARGET, and} includes a phase detector 110 and a phase controller 130. ) And a phase corrector 150.

The phase detector 110 receives the reference clock signal CLK _REF and the target clock signal CLK _TARGET and outputs a phase control signal ED_OFF reflecting the phase difference between the two signals. Here, the phase control signal ED_OFF has a pulse width (that is, a high level time) proportional to the phase difference between the reference clock signal CLK _REF and the target clock signal CLK _TARGET . That is, when the phase of the reference clock signal CLK _REF and the target clock signal CLK _TARGET are the same, the pulse width of the phase control signal ED_OFF is minimum.

The phase controller 130 minimizes the pulse width of the phase control signal ED_OFF output from the phase detector 110 to control the phase of the reference clock signal CLK _REF and the target clock signal CLK _TARGET . Outputs (V_CTRL).

To this end, the phase controller 130 detects the magnitude of change and the direction of change relative to the period immediately before the pulse width of the phase control signal ED_OFF.

As a result of the detection, when the magnitude of the change in the pulse width exceeds a predetermined threshold, the phase controller 130 may determine that the phase of the reference clock signal CLK _REF and the target clock signal CLK _TARGET are different. Here, the threshold may be set in advance in consideration of system requirements.

When the pulse width increases with respect to the previous period, the phase controller 130 applies the control voltage signal V_CTRL leveled up by a predetermined magnitude in the direction opposite to the level change of the control voltage signal V_CTRL in the immediately preceding period. Output On the contrary, when the pulse width decreases from the previous period, the phase controller 130 controls the control voltage signal V_CTRL leveled up by a predetermined magnitude in the same direction as the level change of the control voltage signal V_CTRL in the immediately preceding period. )

If the change result of the pulse width is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold, the phase controller 130 determines that the phase of the reference clock signal CLK _REF and the target clock signal CLK _TARGET are the same.

The phase controller 130 outputs a control voltage signal V_CTRL of a predetermined level (eg, '0 V') in order to maintain the phase of the target clock signal CLK _TARGET .

The phase corrector 150 corrects the phase of the target clock signal CLK _TARGET by controlling a delay circuit using the control voltage signal V_CTRL output from the phase controller 130. Here, the delay circuit may include a circuit including a plurality of delay elements connected in series, for example, a clock buffer circuit, a thyristor-like delay circuit, and the like.

Hereinafter, the phase detector according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2.

2 is a view showing in detail the phase detector according to the present embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 2, the phase detector 110 may include a capacitor charge / discharge unit 210 and a phase control signal generator 230.

[Capacitor Charge / Discharge Unit]

The capacitor charge / discharge unit 210 charges the capacitor under the control of the RST signal, and feeds the phase control signal ED_OFF, the reference clock signal CLK _REF and the target clock signal CLK _TARGET fed back from the phase control signal generator 230. The capacitor can be discharged under the control of. Here, the capacitor preferably has a relatively large capacitance in order to remove a random jitter component. However, it should be noted that this is exemplary and the present embodiment is not limited thereto.

The capacitor charge / discharge unit 210 may include a first transistor T1, a second transistor T2, a third transistor T3, a fourth transistor T4, and a capacitor C. Here, the first transistor T1 may be connected between the V _DD applying terminal and the V_CAL node, and the second to fourth transistors T2 to T4 may be serially connected between the V_CAL node and the ground terminal. The capacitor C is connected to the V_CAL node.

In detail, the first transistor T1 is connected between the V _DD applying terminal and the X node and turned on according to the RST signal. Here, the RST signal means a signal for resetting the phase adjuster according to a predetermined duty rate. In addition, while the first transistor T1 is turned on, the capacitor C connected between the X node and the ground terminal is charged to V _DD .

The first transistor T1 is preferably implemented as a PMOS transistor, but the embodiment is not limited thereto.

The second to fourth transistors T2 to T4 may be serially connected between the X node and the ground terminal. The second transistor T2 is turned on according to the phase control signal ED_OFF fed back from the phase control signal generator 230. The third transistor T3 is turned on according to the reference clock signal CLK _REF , and the fourth transistor T4 is turned on according to the target clock signal CLK _TARGET .

While all of the second to fourth transistors T2 to T4 are turned on, the capacitor C is discharged. Therefore, the discharge rate of the capacitor C varies according to the phase difference between the reference clock signal CLK _REF and the target clock signal CLK _TARGET .

The second to fourth transistors T2 to T4 are preferably implemented as NMOS transistors, but the exemplary embodiment is not limited thereto.

[Phase control signal generator]

The phase control signal generator 230 may output a phase control signal ED_OFF corresponding to a time required for the capacitor C to be discharged to a predetermined voltage level (hereinafter referred to as “discharge time of the capacitor C”). Can be generated and printed. Here, the pulse width of the phase control signal ED_OFF may be proportional to the discharge time of the capacitor C.

The phase control signal generator 230 may include a fifth transistor T5, a sixth transistor T6, an inverter unit 231, and an XOR gate 233.

Specifically, the fifth transistor T5 is connected between the V _DD applying terminal and the Y node and turned on according to the voltage V_CAL level of the capacitor C.

The fifth transistor T5 is preferably implemented as a PMOS transistor, but the exemplary embodiment is not limited thereto.

The sixth transistor T6 may be connected between the Y node and the ground terminal to be turned on according to the inversion signal RSTB of the RST signal. That is, the sixth transistor T6 is turned on alternately with the first transistor T1.

The sixth transistor T6 is preferably implemented as an NMOS transistor, but the embodiment is not limited thereto.

The XOR gate 233 outputs a phase control signal ED_OFF by performing an XOR operation on the voltage level signal and the RST signal of the Y node delayed by the inverter unit 231.

[Operation Method of Phase Detector]

Hereinafter, an operation method of the above-described phase detector 110 will be described with reference to Table 1.

Table 1 is a state table of the phase detector 110 according to the present embodiment.

STATE RST T1 V_CAL T5 T6 ED_OFF T2 T3 T4 One High ON V _DD
> Vth ON OFF Low OFF CLK _REF CLR _TARGET 2 Low OFF V _DD ↓
> Vth ON ON High ON CLK _REF CLR _TARGET 3 Low OFF V _DD ↓
<Vth OFF ON Low OFF CLK _REF CLR _TARGET

Referring to Table 1, in the first state (STATE 1), while the RST signal is at a high level (or logic level '1'), the first transistor T1 is turned on, so that the voltage of the capacitor C is turned on. (V_CAL) is charged to V _DD . Since the voltage V_CAL of the capacitor C is greater than the threshold voltage Vth of the fifth transistor T5, the fifth transistor T5 is turned on. In this case, the phase control signal ED_OFF, which is the result of the XOR operation of the voltage level signal (high level) and the RST signal (high level) of the Y node, becomes low level.

Since the low level phase control signal ED_OFF is input to the gate of the second transistor T2 and turns off the second transistor T2, the capacitor C is not discharged.

In the second state (STATE 2), while the RST signal is at a low level (or logic level '0'), the first transistor T1 is turned off. Since the voltage V_CAL of the capacitor C is greater than the threshold voltage Vth of the fifth transistor T5, the fifth transistor T5 maintains a turn-on state. In this case, the phase control signal ED_OFF that is the result of the XOR operation of the voltage level signal (high level) and the RST signal (low level) of the Y node becomes high level.

Since the high-level phase control signal ED_OFF is input to the gate of the second transistor T2 to turn on the second transistor T2, the capacitor C is connected to the third transistor T3 and the fourth transistor T4. Are discharged when both are turned on.

When the phase difference between the reference clock signal CLK _REF controlling the third transistor T3 and the target clock signal CLK _TARGET controlling the fourth transistor T4 is small, the duration of the peak value of both signals is long. The discharge speed of the capacitor C is increased. When there is no phase difference between the reference clock signal CLK _REF and the target clock signal CLK _TARGET , the discharge speed of the capacitor C is the fastest.

On the contrary, when the phase difference between the reference clock signal CLK _REF and the target clock signal CLK _TARGET increases, the duration of the peak value of both signals is shortened, and the discharge speed of the capacitor C becomes slow.

In the third state (STATE3), when the capacitor (C) is discharged and the voltage (V_CAL) of the capacitor is smaller than the threshold voltage (Vth) of the fifth transistor (T5), the fifth transistor (T5) is turned off. . In this case, the phase control signal ED_OFF, which is the result of the XOR operation of the voltage level signal (low level) and the RST signal (low level) of the Y node, becomes low level.

As a result, the smaller the phase difference between the reference clock signal CLK _REF and the target clock signal CLK _TARGET , the faster the discharge rate of the capacitor C becomes, and the pulse width of the phase control signal ED_OFF becomes smaller. On the contrary, as the phase difference between the reference clock signal CLK _REF and the target clock signal CLK _TARGET increases, the discharge speed of the capacitor C decreases, and the pulse width of the phase control signal ED_OFF increases.

Therefore, if the phase of the target clock signal CLK _TARGET is corrected to minimize the pulse width of the phase control signal ED_OFF, it is possible to synchronize the phase of the reference clock signal CLK _REF with the target clock signal CLK _TARGET . You can check it.

Hereinafter, the phase controller according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5.

3 is a view showing in detail the phase controller according to the present embodiment, Figure 4 is a view showing a specific implementation of the pulse width measuring unit 310 of Figure 3, Figure 5 is a processing unit 350 of FIG. A diagram showing a specific implementation of the.

First, referring to FIG. 3, the phase controller 130 may include a pulse width measuring unit 310, a memory unit 330, a processing unit 350, and a digital-analog converter 370.

[Pulse width measurement unit]

The pulse width measuring unit 310 may measure the pulse width of the phase control signal ED_OFF output from the phase detector 110.

According to an aspect of the present embodiment, a specific configuration of the pulse width measuring unit 310 is as shown in FIG. 4. However, it should be noted that this is exemplary and the present embodiment is not limited thereto.

Referring to FIG. 4, the pulse width measuring unit 310 may include an AND gate 410 and a counter 430. The AND gate 410 performs an AND operation on the phase control signal ED_OFF and a predetermined clock signal. The counter 430 counts the number of rising edges in the calculation result of the AND gate 410. As a result, the pulse width measuring unit 310 indicates the pulse width of the phase control signal ED_OFF as the number of counting rising edges.

[Memory section]

The memory unit 330 stores information on the pulse width of the phase control signal ED_OFF measured by the pulse width measuring unit 310 (hereinafter, referred to as “pulse width information”) for each period. Save it. Preferably, the memory unit 330 stores pulse width information of the phase control signal ED_OFF in the last period and the current period. Here, the pulse width information of the phase control signal ED_OFF may be binary information regarding the number of pulse rising edges.

In addition, the memory unit 330 stores information indicating the direction of the level change of the control voltage signal V_CTRL for each period (hereinafter referred to as "level change information"). Here, the level increase and decrease information may be 1-bit binary information. For example, when the change direction of the control voltage signal V_CTRL in a specific period is increased in comparison with the case of the previous period, the binary level increase / decrease information may have a value of '1'. On the contrary, when the change direction of the control voltage signal V_CTRL in a specific period is a decreasing direction compared to the case before the previous period, the binary level increase / decrease information may have a value of '0'.

According to an aspect of the present exemplary embodiment, the memory unit 330 may include a plurality of D-flip flops DFFS, and each D-flip flop DFFS includes pulse width information and level increase / decrease information for each period. Is stored. However, it should be noted that this is exemplary and the present embodiment is not limited thereto.

[Processing unit]

The processing unit 350 generates a control signal MK for adjusting the control voltage signal V_CTRL based on the pulse width information and the level increase / decrease information.

In detail, when the change amount of the pulse width with respect to the previous period exceeds a predetermined threshold, the processing unit 350 determines that the phase of the reference clock signal CLK _REF and the target clock signal CLK _TARGET are different.

When the pulse width increases with respect to the previous period, the processing unit 350 is configured to level up the control voltage signal V_CTRL in the direction opposite to the direction of the level change of the control voltage signal V_CTRL in the immediately preceding period. The control signal MK is generated. On the contrary, when the pulse width is decreased compared to the previous period, the processing unit 350 is configured to level up the control voltage signal V_CTRL in the same direction as the direction of the level change of the control voltage signal V_CTRL in the previous period. The control signal MK is generated.

When the magnitude of the change in the pulse width with respect to the previous period is less than or equal to the predetermined threshold, the processing unit 350 determines that the phase of the reference clock signal CLK _REF and the target clock signal CLK _TARGET are the same.

The processing unit 350 controls the control signal MK to adjust the control voltage signal V_CTRL to a predetermined level (for example, '0 V') in order to maintain the phase of the target clock signal CLK _TARGET . )

The detailed configuration of the processing unit 350 operating as described above is as shown in FIG. However, it should be noted that this is exemplary and the present embodiment is not limited thereto.

Referring to FIG. 5, the processing unit 350 may include a full adder (FULL ADDER, 510) and a D-flip flop (DFF, 530) for detecting a change in the pulse width of the phase control signal ED_OFF. Can be. Here, the full adder 510 and the D-flip flop 530 operate as a subtractor for calculating the difference between the pulse widths of the phase control signal ED_OFF of the current period and the period immediately preceding it.

In addition, the processing unit 350 may include an up / down counter 550 for generating the control signal MK based on the change in the pulse width. Here, the up / down counter 550 generates a control signal MK by counting the increase / decrease direction and the increase / decrease magnitude of the calculated pulse width difference.

[Digital-to-Analog Converter]

Referring back to FIG. 3, the digital-analog converter 370 outputs a control voltage signal V_CTRL obtained by converting the control signal MK generated by the processing unit 350 into an analog signal. At this time, the control voltage signal V_CTRL output from the digital-analog converter 370 is input to the phase corrector 150 described above with reference to FIG. 1, so that the reference clock signal CLK _REF and the target clock signal CLK are provided. _TARGET ) is used to synchronize the phase.

According to an aspect of the present embodiment, the digital-analog converter 370 may include an R-2R ladder digital-analog converter. For reference, the R-2R ladder digital-to-analog converter has the advantage that it can be realized with a small area up to 10 bit resolution. However, it should be noted that this is exemplary and the present embodiment is not limited thereto.

Hereinafter, the operation of the phase adjusting device according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 6.

FIG. 6A is a diagram illustrating an operation waveform of a phase adjusting apparatus when the phase difference between the reference clock signal and the target clock signal exceeds a predetermined threshold, and FIG. 6B is a reference clock signal and a target clock signal. It is a figure which shows the operation waveform of a phase adjustment apparatus in the case where the phase difference between these is below a predetermined threshold.

In FIG. 6, 'CLK _REF ' refers to a reference clock signal input to the phase detector and 'CLK _TARGET ' refers to a target clock signal input to the phase detector. 'V_CAL' refers to the voltage of the capacitor of the phase detector, and 'ED_OFF' refers to the phase control signal that maintains a constant high level while the voltage level of the capacitor is high. 'CNT_CK' is a clock signal used by the phase controller in the AND operation to measure the pulse width of the phase control signal ED_OFF, and 'V_CTRL' is a control voltage signal for adjusting the phase of the target clock signal.

First, referring to FIG. 6A, it can be seen that the phase of the target clock signal CLK _TARGET is slower by Δta than the phase of the reference clock signal CLK _REF . This is larger than Δtb, which is a phase difference between the reference clock signal CLK _REF and the target clock signal CLK _{TARGET in} FIG.

As described above with reference to FIG. 2, in the capacitor of the phase detector, both the reference clock signal CLK _REF and the target clock signal CLK _TARGET have a high level (that is, the magnitude of each clock signal is larger than the threshold voltage of the transistor). Is discharged).

The capacitor of the phase detector has the fastest discharge rate (that is, the slope of the V_CAL waveform) in a section in which both signals reach a peak value (hereinafter, referred to as a "peak section").

In FIG. 6A, the capacitor starts discharging at a time t1 and is discharged most rapidly at Δtap which is a peak period. By the way, it can be seen that Δtap is shorter than Δtbp, which is the peak period of FIG. Therefore, the total discharge rate of the capacitor of FIG. 6 (a) is slower than that of FIG. 6 (b). As a result, the pulse width Wa of the phase control signal ED_OFF in FIG. 6A becomes larger than the pulse width Wb in FIG. 6B.

According to the present embodiment, the pulse width of the phase control signal ED_OFF is minimum when the phase of the reference clock signal CLK _REF and the phase of the target clock signal CLK _TARGET are the same.

Therefore, when (a) of FIG. 6 is a direction in which the pulse width with respect to the previous period decreases, and the level of the control voltage signal V_CTRL decreases with respect to the previous period, the phase controller controls the level of the control voltage signal V_CTRL. The output is reduced by a predetermined size.

Next, referring to FIG. 6B, it can be seen that the phase of the target clock signal CLK _TARGET is slower by Δtb than the phase of the reference clock signal. However, this is smaller than the predetermined threshold Δtth. Accordingly, the phase controller determines that the reference clock signal CLK _REF and the target clock signal CLK _TARGET are synchronized, and maintains the phase of the target clock signal CLK _{TARGET at} a predetermined level (for example, ' 0V ') outputs the control voltage signal V_CTRL.

Hereinafter, an operation method of the phase adjuster according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 7.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating the phase adjusting device according to the present embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 7, in step S710, the phase detector 110 receives a reference clock signal CLK _REF and a target clock signal CLK _TARGET , and outputs a phase control signal ED_OFF proportional to a phase difference between both signals. do.

In operation S720, the phase controller 130 detects a change magnitude and a change direction with respect to a period immediately before the pulse width of the phase control signal ED_OFF output from the phase detector 110.

In operation S730, the phase controller 130 determines whether to correct the phase of the target clock signal CLK _TARGET by comparing the magnitude of the change in the pulse width detected in operation S720 with a predetermined threshold.

As a result of the comparison in step S730, if the magnitude of change in the sensed pulse width exceeds a predetermined threshold ('Yes'), the phase controller 130 determines to correct the phase of the target clock signal CLK _TARGET and Proceed to S740.

In step S740, the phase controller 130 determines whether the change direction of the pulse width detected in step S720 is a direction in which the pulse width increases, and determines whether to maintain the direction of the level change of the control voltage signal V_CTRL. Decide

As a result of the comparison in step S740, when the detected direction of change in the pulse width is the direction in which the pulse width increases (YES), in step S750, the phase controller 130 changes the level of the control voltage signal V_CTRL in the previous period. The control voltage signal V_CTRL leveled up by a predetermined magnitude is output in the direction opposite to the direction of.

As a result of the comparison in step S740, when the sensed pulse width change direction is the direction in which the pulse width decreases (No), in step S760, the phase controller 130 changes the level of the control voltage signal V_CTRL in the previous period. The control voltage signal V_CTRL leveled up by a predetermined magnitude is output in the same direction as.

As a result of the comparison in step S730, when the detected change in the pulse width is less than or equal to the predetermined threshold (No), in step S770, the phase controller 130 performs the reference clock signal CLK _REF and the target clock signal CLK _TARGET . Is determined to be synchronized, and outputs a control voltage signal V_CTRL of a predetermined level (eg, '0 V') for maintaining the phase of the current target clock signal CLK _TARGET .

In operation S780, the phase corrector 150 corrects the phase of the target clock signal CLK _TARGET by controlling a delay circuit using the control voltage signal V_CTRL output from the phase controller 130.

As described above, although a plurality of processes are sequentially performed, this is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present embodiment. In other words, one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present embodiment pertains may change the order described in FIG. 7 or perform some of the plurality of processes in parallel without departing from the essential characteristics of the present embodiment. Since it will be applicable to various modifications and changes to the figure, Figure 7 is not limited to the time series order.

Meanwhile, the processes shown in FIG. 7 may be implemented as computer readable codes on a computer readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. That is, the computer-readable recording medium may be a magnetic storage medium (for example, a ROM, a floppy disk, a hard disk, etc.), an optical reading medium (for example, a CD-ROM, DVD, etc.) and a carrier wave (for example, the Internet Storage medium). The computer readable recording medium can also be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present embodiment, and those skilled in the art to which the present embodiment belongs may make various modifications and changes without departing from the essential characteristics of the present embodiment. Therefore, the present embodiments are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present embodiment but to describe the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present embodiment is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present embodiment should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope equivalent thereto should be construed as being included in the scope of the present embodiment.

100: phase adjusting device
110: phase detector 130: phase controller
150: phase corrector
210: capacitor charge and discharge unit 230: phase control signal generation unit
231: inverter unit 233: XOR gate
310: pulse width measurement unit 330: memory unit
350: processing unit 370: digital-to-analog converter
410: AND gate 430: counter
510: Full adder 530: D-flip flop
550: up / down counter

Claims (20)

In the phase adjusting device,
A phase detector for outputting a phase control signal ED_OFF having a pulse width proportional to the phase difference between the reference clock signal and the target clock signal; And
A phase controller for controlling and outputting a control voltage signal V_CTRL for correcting a phase of the target clock signal in a direction of decreasing the pulse width based on the magnitude of the pulse width and the magnitude of the pulse width;
The pulse width of the phase control signal ED_OFF is,
Represents the time taken for a capacitor charged to a predetermined initial voltage to discharge to a predetermined threshold voltage
Phase adjuster. The method of claim 1,
The phase controller,
When the magnitude of the pulse width of the phase control signal is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold, it is determined that the reference clock signal and the target clock signal are synchronized and output the control voltage signal at a predetermined level.
Phase adjuster. The method of claim 1,
The phase controller,
When the magnitude of the increase in the pulse width of the phase control signal exceeds a predetermined threshold value, the control voltage signal is leveled up in the direction opposite to the increase / decrease direction of the control voltage signal of the previous period and output.
Phase adjuster. The method of claim 1,
The phase controller,
When the magnitude of the decrease in the pulse width of the phase control signal exceeds a predetermined threshold value, the control voltage signal is leveled up and output in the same direction as the increase and decrease direction of the control voltage signal of the previous period.
Phase adjuster. The method of claim 1,
The phase detector,
A first transistor connected between the V _DD applying end and the connection end of the capacitor C; And
A plurality of transistors are sequentially connected between the connection terminal and the ground terminal of the capacitor C.
Phase adjuster. The method of claim 5,
The plurality of transistors include a second transistor, a third transistor, and a fourth transistor.
Phase adjuster. The method of claim 6,
The first transistor is turned on by an RST signal for resetting the phase adjuster in accordance with a predetermined duty rate,
The second transistor is turned on by the reference clock signal,
The third transistor is turned on by the target clock signal.
Phase adjuster. The method of claim 5,
The phase detector,
And a fifth transistor and a sixth transistor sequentially connected between the V _DD applying terminal and the ground terminal.
Phase adjuster. The method of claim 8,
The fifth transistor is turned on according to the voltage across the capacitor C.
Phase adjuster. The method of claim 1,
The pulse width of the phase control signal is
The result of performing an AND operation on the phase control signal and a predetermined clock signal is calculated by counting the number of rising edges.
Phase adjuster. The method of claim 1,
The phase controller,
And a memory unit configured to store information about the magnitude of the increase and decrease, the direction of increase and decrease, and the direction of increase and decrease of the level of the control voltage signal.
Phase adjuster. In the phase adjusting device,
A phase detector for outputting a phase control signal ED_OFF having a pulse width proportional to the phase difference between the reference clock signal and the target clock signal;
A phase controller configured to output a control voltage signal V_CTRL adjusted in a direction of decreasing the pulse width based on the magnitude of the pulse width and the magnitude of the pulse width; And
A phase corrector for correcting a phase of the target clock signal using the control voltage signal;
The pulse width of the phase control signal ED_OFF is,
Represents the time taken for a capacitor charged to a predetermined initial voltage to discharge to a predetermined threshold voltage
Phase adjuster. The method of claim 12,
The pulse width of the phase control signal is
The result of performing an AND operation on the phase control signal and a predetermined clock signal is calculated by counting the number of rising edges.
Phase adjuster. In the method for adjusting the phase difference between the reference clock signal and the target clock signal,
Outputting a phase control signal ED_OFF having a pulse width proportional to a phase difference between the reference clock signal and the target clock signal;
Outputting a control voltage signal (V_CTRL) adjusted in a direction of decreasing the pulse width based on the magnitude of the pulse width and the magnitude of the pulse width; And
Correcting a phase of the target clock signal by using the control voltage signal;
The pulse width of the phase control signal ED_OFF is,
Represents the time taken for a capacitor charged to a predetermined initial voltage to discharge to a predetermined threshold voltage
Phase adjustment method. delete The method of claim 14,
The discharge rate of the capacitor is the fastest in the period in which both the reference clock signal and the target clock signal are peaked.
Phase adjustment method. The method of claim 14,
The pulse width of the phase control signal is
The result of performing an AND operation on the phase control signal and a predetermined clock signal is calculated by counting the number of rising edges.
Phase adjustment method. The method of claim 14,
The step of outputting the control voltage signal,
When the magnitude of increase / decrease of the pulse width of the phase control signal is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold, it is determined that the reference clock signal and the target clock signal are synchronized and output the control voltage signal to a predetermined level.
Phase adjustment method. The method of claim 14,
The step of outputting the control voltage signal,
When the magnitude of the increase in the pulse width of the phase control signal exceeds a predetermined threshold value, the control voltage signal is leveled up in the direction opposite to the increase / decrease direction of the control voltage signal of the previous period and output.
Phase adjustment method. The method of claim 14,
The step of outputting the control voltage signal,
When the magnitude of the decrease in the pulse width of the phase control signal exceeds a predetermined threshold value, the control voltage signal is leveled up and output in the same direction as the increase and decrease direction of the control voltage signal of the previous period.
Phase adjustment method.

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